Isadora, PhD
@1sadora.bsky.social
Political scientist—hire me!
Surveillance and privacy, deputized policing, public opinion and cybersec, self-censorship.
Quant (R) who also does theory building.
Surveillance and privacy, deputized policing, public opinion and cybersec, self-censorship.
Quant (R) who also does theory building.
My @icsjournal.bsky.social article on deputized surveillance
focuses on US state's role over capitalism-centric narratives. I argue deputation insulates surveillance from democratic dissent, removing partisan competion on privacy. DM me for open access link! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
focuses on US state's role over capitalism-centric narratives. I argue deputation insulates surveillance from democratic dissent, removing partisan competion on privacy. DM me for open access link! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The surveillance complex: deputized law and order in advanced democracies
Can a nation remain democratic while engaging in undemocratic behaviors? I describe the concept of deputized surveillance as a central mechanism of data gathering in US policing. After outlining it...
www.tandfonline.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
My @icsjournal.bsky.social article on deputized surveillance
focuses on US state's role over capitalism-centric narratives. I argue deputation insulates surveillance from democratic dissent, removing partisan competion on privacy. DM me for open access link! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
focuses on US state's role over capitalism-centric narratives. I argue deputation insulates surveillance from democratic dissent, removing partisan competion on privacy. DM me for open access link! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thank you for inviting me to collaborate on the ideas and writing of the brief wit your great students!
For anyone curious about the arguments but short on time, their Harvard Cyber clinic blog post condensed our contributions to the Massachusetts court.
For anyone curious about the arguments but short on time, their Harvard Cyber clinic blog post condensed our contributions to the Massachusetts court.
April 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Thank you for inviting me to collaborate on the ideas and writing of the brief wit your great students!
For anyone curious about the arguments but short on time, their Harvard Cyber clinic blog post condensed our contributions to the Massachusetts court.
For anyone curious about the arguments but short on time, their Harvard Cyber clinic blog post condensed our contributions to the Massachusetts court.
Does anyone have an alternative, non paywalled, version of the news documenting The Information's claim that "Meta Curbs Privacy Teams’ Sway Over Product Releases"? It seems this was repoeted Feb 11, 2025
@404media.co you got anything on this?
@404media.co you got anything on this?
March 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Does anyone have an alternative, non paywalled, version of the news documenting The Information's claim that "Meta Curbs Privacy Teams’ Sway Over Product Releases"? It seems this was repoeted Feb 11, 2025
@404media.co you got anything on this?
@404media.co you got anything on this?
They seem to care... About their image. Careless People book promotion (by author) blocked by lawsuit from company allegedly invested in free speech and no longer interested in content moderation, so long as its on its website, to facilitate its ad sales. www.thewrap.com/meta-blocks-...
Meta Moves to Block Whistleblower From Promoting Memoir Alleging Sexual Harassment
Sarah Wynn-Williams alleges in her book "Careless People" that she was fired after reporting inappropriate behavior by her boss
www.thewrap.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
They seem to care... About their image. Careless People book promotion (by author) blocked by lawsuit from company allegedly invested in free speech and no longer interested in content moderation, so long as its on its website, to facilitate its ad sales. www.thewrap.com/meta-blocks-...
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“nobody saw this coming” = “we considered everyone who saw this coming a nobody”
"No one ever thought this would happen" is dishonest and journalists not pointing that out are doing you all a disservice. Many people said word for word this would happen. You just didn't respect those people. And you need to be honest instead of the feigned surprise for sympathy.
February 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“nobody saw this coming” = “we considered everyone who saw this coming a nobody”
Just got an email from Lyft asking me to oppose NYC congestion fees and other fees. I have never had a Lyft account, so who did they buy my email from? Also, fuck cars.
January 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Just got an email from Lyft asking me to oppose NYC congestion fees and other fees. I have never had a Lyft account, so who did they buy my email from? Also, fuck cars.
Agreed, the internet isnt new anymore and also they all have young clerks and staff. Same goes for Congress, old man talks about tubes is a shtick to keep the illusion they're too incompetent to regulate. Congress' stock portfolios, donations &campaign ad buys show they know how the internet works.
January 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Agreed, the internet isnt new anymore and also they all have young clerks and staff. Same goes for Congress, old man talks about tubes is a shtick to keep the illusion they're too incompetent to regulate. Congress' stock portfolios, donations &campaign ad buys show they know how the internet works.
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FOR JOURNALISTS: SecureDrop provides strong security through its use of offline encryption and the Tor network, but sources still need your help to protect themselves, especially in monitored environments.
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Leaking on the clock: What your sources need to know
Last week, Eric Trump tweeted a screenshot of an email that circulated through the Trump Organization by Washington Post reporter David Fahrentholt. Although the tweet sensationalized Fahrentholt’s em...
freedom.press
January 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
FOR JOURNALISTS: SecureDrop provides strong security through its use of offline encryption and the Tor network, but sources still need your help to protect themselves, especially in monitored environments.
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Thanks for sharing once again
This is my side of the story: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Ultimately, I was cut out of my own project to release the whistleblower docs and was terminated. The project “went forward,” but many people complain that the docs are unusable. I have nothing to do with their terms of service.
Ultimately, I was cut out of my own project to release the whistleblower docs and was terminated. The project “went forward,” but many people complain that the docs are unusable. I have nothing to do with their terms of service.
Ousted propaganda scholar Joan Donovan accuses Harvard of bowing to Meta
Donovan is seeking probes into her dismissal as Harvard received a record $500 million pledge from Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Thanks for sharing once again
@kenklippenstein.bsky.social
I want to add to this perspective: House members run every 2 years& Nov 5 was 47 days ago. She wasn't just just AWOL for 6 months from her official duties. She was AWOL for her own election—did voters notice? This is why gerrymandering matters too, not just term limits.
I want to add to this perspective: House members run every 2 years& Nov 5 was 47 days ago. She wasn't just just AWOL for 6 months from her official duties. She was AWOL for her own election—did voters notice? This is why gerrymandering matters too, not just term limits.
December 22, 2024 at 9:25 PM
@kenklippenstein.bsky.social
I want to add to this perspective: House members run every 2 years& Nov 5 was 47 days ago. She wasn't just just AWOL for 6 months from her official duties. She was AWOL for her own election—did voters notice? This is why gerrymandering matters too, not just term limits.
I want to add to this perspective: House members run every 2 years& Nov 5 was 47 days ago. She wasn't just just AWOL for 6 months from her official duties. She was AWOL for her own election—did voters notice? This is why gerrymandering matters too, not just term limits.
It was only 14 days ago that @karlbode.com and I were skeptical and mocking of the NYT proclaiming Zuck was "done" with politics. WSJ reports he's donated $1 million Zuckbucks to the Trump inauguration committee. Told you, "nah".
December 13, 2024 at 12:22 AM
It was only 14 days ago that @karlbode.com and I were skeptical and mocking of the NYT proclaiming Zuck was "done" with politics. WSJ reports he's donated $1 million Zuckbucks to the Trump inauguration committee. Told you, "nah".
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I'm really glad to see the FTC and CFPB finally take aim at dodgy data brokers.
less glad that we waited until two months before Trump 2.0 takes a hatchet to the entirety of federal consumer protection under the pretense of government efficiency
less glad that we waited until two months before Trump 2.0 takes a hatchet to the entirety of federal consumer protection under the pretense of government efficiency
FTC Takes Action Against Gravy Analytics, Venntel for Unlawfully Selling Location Data Tracking Consumers to Sensitive Sites
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against Gravy Analytics Inc. and its subsidiary Venntel Inc.
www.ftc.gov
December 4, 2024 at 1:12 PM
I'm really glad to see the FTC and CFPB finally take aim at dodgy data brokers.
less glad that we waited until two months before Trump 2.0 takes a hatchet to the entirety of federal consumer protection under the pretense of government efficiency
less glad that we waited until two months before Trump 2.0 takes a hatchet to the entirety of federal consumer protection under the pretense of government efficiency
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WaPo veteran Robert Kagan, who just resigned, says the timing of Bezos killing the paper’s endorsement and Trump’s meeting with Blue Origin is too big a coincidence to ignore; Bezos and Trump struck some kind of deal.
www.thedailybeast.com/ex-washingto...
www.thedailybeast.com/ex-washingto...
October 26, 2024 at 10:59 PM
WaPo veteran Robert Kagan, who just resigned, says the timing of Bezos killing the paper’s endorsement and Trump’s meeting with Blue Origin is too big a coincidence to ignore; Bezos and Trump struck some kind of deal.
www.thedailybeast.com/ex-washingto...
www.thedailybeast.com/ex-washingto...
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everybody knows U.S. regulators are supposed to be largely decorative and only belatedly appear after a whole bunch of people have died to dole out a pathetic fine corporate lawyers then litigate down to nothing
It's important that Bernie and AOC are doing this! I hope they hold the line.
newrepublic.com/post/186971/...
newrepublic.com/post/186971/...
Bernie Sanders, AOC Rally to Save Lina Khan After Mark Cuban Attack
Progressive Democrats are rallying to save FTC Commissioner Lina Khan after Mark Cuban put a target on her back under a potential Kamala Harris administration.
newrepublic.com
October 10, 2024 at 12:30 AM
everybody knows U.S. regulators are supposed to be largely decorative and only belatedly appear after a whole bunch of people have died to dole out a pathetic fine corporate lawyers then litigate down to nothing
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they really do want somebody that spends 90% of their time deferring to industry interests and sitting on their hands, only popping up occasionally when some extremely, extremely bad actors get well out of hand
October 10, 2024 at 12:34 AM
they really do want somebody that spends 90% of their time deferring to industry interests and sitting on their hands, only popping up occasionally when some extremely, extremely bad actors get well out of hand
Since only one party actually disdains political violence, it should be loudly denouncing the availability of guns. Unfortunately, Obama's rhetorical civility as policy has taken hold of the response for the party. Hope Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social or others will redirect meaningful conversation.
July 14, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Since only one party actually disdains political violence, it should be loudly denouncing the availability of guns. Unfortunately, Obama's rhetorical civility as policy has taken hold of the response for the party. Hope Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social or others will redirect meaningful conversation.
New Deal built public infrastructure, but of course they can't call this Gilded Age 2.0 scheme. Also not a deal, deals require consent (like, consent of the governed), but Silicon Valley is used to "c0nsent or get fucked".
New grift just dropped.
“In the same way the New Deal built out physical infrastructure to transform the country, AI will serve as part of the critical infrastructure of a much more effective health care system that supports everyday people’s health in an ongoing way.”
“In the same way the New Deal built out physical infrastructure to transform the country, AI will serve as part of the critical infrastructure of a much more effective health care system that supports everyday people’s health in an ongoing way.”
AI-Driven Behavior Change Could Transform Health Care
Making healthier choices is hard. But it’s also something that AI is uniquely positioned to solve, write Sam Altman and Arianna Huffington.
time.com
July 8, 2024 at 3:18 PM
New Deal built public infrastructure, but of course they can't call this Gilded Age 2.0 scheme. Also not a deal, deals require consent (like, consent of the governed), but Silicon Valley is used to "c0nsent or get fucked".
My first ever piece is live, thanks @justinhendrix.bsky.social at @techpolicypress.bsky.social. Read it, we worked hard on a reasonable word count!
*President Biden urgently needs to rectify the institutional limits for privacy and set the US on a new trajectory when it comes to surveillance.*
*President Biden urgently needs to rectify the institutional limits for privacy and set the US on a new trajectory when it comes to surveillance.*
Biden Cannot Protect Privacy or Defend Democracy by Expanding Surveillance Powers | TechPolicy.Press
President Biden urgently needs to rectify the institutional limits for privacy and set the US on a new trajectory, writes Isadora Borges Monroy.
www.techpolicy.press
July 3, 2024 at 1:54 PM
My first ever piece is live, thanks @justinhendrix.bsky.social at @techpolicypress.bsky.social. Read it, we worked hard on a reasonable word count!
*President Biden urgently needs to rectify the institutional limits for privacy and set the US on a new trajectory when it comes to surveillance.*
*President Biden urgently needs to rectify the institutional limits for privacy and set the US on a new trajectory when it comes to surveillance.*
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Like cockroaches
May 11, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Like cockroaches
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WhatsApp reports metadata to the authorities
Signal doesn't record or store metadata on their servers
www.theverge.com/23409716/sig...
Signal doesn't record or store metadata on their servers
www.theverge.com/23409716/sig...
May 2, 2024 at 12:40 PM
WhatsApp reports metadata to the authorities
Signal doesn't record or store metadata on their servers
www.theverge.com/23409716/sig...
Signal doesn't record or store metadata on their servers
www.theverge.com/23409716/sig...
"do nothing" is very generous when it clearly works overtime to hand over warrantless customer data & to sell it. I think of it as payment for services rendered+future compliance.
They can't be bothered to take a contract for poor America's access because their data isn't worth much to brokers.
They can't be bothered to take a contract for poor America's access because their data isn't worth much to brokers.
A $42 billion tax break for AT&T in exchange for absolutely nothing? no problem!
$7 billion to ensure that poor Americans can afford broadband? no thank you.
$7 billion to ensure that poor Americans can afford broadband? no thank you.
Congress lets broadband funding run out, ending $30 low-income discounts
ACP gave out last $30 discounts in April; only partial discounts available in May.
arstechnica.com
May 2, 2024 at 5:44 PM
"do nothing" is very generous when it clearly works overtime to hand over warrantless customer data & to sell it. I think of it as payment for services rendered+future compliance.
They can't be bothered to take a contract for poor America's access because their data isn't worth much to brokers.
They can't be bothered to take a contract for poor America's access because their data isn't worth much to brokers.
❣️ I hope there will be somewhere to follow the in and outs of it (discovery, motions, arguments)! This should be up there on your court-watch radar, along with any Schrems lawsuit.
Very excited about this ambitious, creative, and righteous new case that @knightcolumbia.org's @ramyakrishnan.bsky.social filed yesterday with @ethanz.bsky.social. www.wired.com/story/meta-s...
A Lawsuit Argues Meta Is Required by Law to Let You Control Your Own Feed
A new lawsuit argues US law requires Meta to give users more control over their Facebook feeds. The outcome could reshape how the platform’s algorithm affects our lives.
www.wired.com
May 2, 2024 at 5:16 PM
❣️ I hope there will be somewhere to follow the in and outs of it (discovery, motions, arguments)! This should be up there on your court-watch radar, along with any Schrems lawsuit.
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You know, at this point we might as well agree that all ed-tech is surveillance technology deployed on a captive population in the name of safety.
I don’t think it can be overstated the degree to which Amazon laid the groundwork for what we are seeing in terms of private/residential cameras feeding into police fusion centers.
Ring and Neighbors were just the beta.
Ring and Neighbors were just the beta.
“MSU Department of Police and Public Safety spokesperson Dana Whyte said that once MSU finishes implementing the system at a campus-wide level, it will start reaching out to local businesses and residents to request access to their private cameras.”
April 29, 2024 at 12:13 AM
You know, at this point we might as well agree that all ed-tech is surveillance technology deployed on a captive population in the name of safety.
Adobe has given itself system level permission to see how I interact with my phone (screenshots) so it can upsell me OCR. It's already scanning without consent and comparing formats to something because this only comes up when it's a screenshot of text, but not images like my home screen.
December 30, 2023 at 2:55 PM
Adobe has given itself system level permission to see how I interact with my phone (screenshots) so it can upsell me OCR. It's already scanning without consent and comparing formats to something because this only comes up when it's a screenshot of text, but not images like my home screen.